Week 7

Question 1

An occupational therapist is working with a pt recently diagnosed with CRPS. The most appropriate intervention approach to reduce pain would be?

Answer 1

Biofeedback

Question 2

A patient you are evaluating yelps and pulls their hand way when you lightly touch the top of their hand. You document that this patient is experiencing?

Answer 2

Allodynia

Question 3

A chronic patient reports he does not leave the house most days due to his pain. He reports he is not willing to try therapy because he knows everything will hurt and there is no way he will get any better. This patient is demonstrating

Answer 3

Pain Behavior

Question 4

You are treating a patient with a distal radius fracture treated non-operatively 4 wks since injury. They arrive for their evaluation reporting pain of a 10. Their hand is swollen, red and held in an position of deformity. They report their is no way you are touching their hand. What might they be experiencing?

Answer 4

CRPS

Question 5

What are signs of CRPS?

Answer 5

Osteoporosis
hyperhidrosis
thick course hair growth

Question 6

Pain is subjective

Answer 6

true

Question 7

Chronic pain is a normal response to injury?

Answer 7

false

Question 8

You perform gentle passive ROM on your patients shoulder. They seem to be tolerate the treatment well. They tell you a few hours later they were in excruciating pain that lasted days. This may be an example of what type of pain response?

Answer 8

Hyperpathia

Question 9

When evaluating a chronic pain patient it is important to ask about what?

Answer 9

Cause of the pain
Type of the pain
Location of pain
Duration of the pain

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a OT intervention for pain?

Answer 10

pushing through it